[time-nuts] Rohde & Schwarz GPSDO

Bob Camp kb8tq at n1k.org
Thu Oct 8 11:05:13 UTC 2015


Hi

One thing you can expect - some sort of issue with the GPS rollover issue. 
Can it be fixed on this or that unit? That’s going to be highly variable model to
model. Not much of an issue for a frequency standard, but a pain for NTP. 

Bob

> On Oct 7, 2015, at 11:21 PM, Tom Knox <actast at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What is interesting is I spent a little time on the Manufactures Web Site and could find no AD or PN specs.
> So even if you can find the down converter antenna, you have no idea how well it will perform.
> I imagine it has a something like an Oscilloquartz 8663. No doubt as with almost all RS products it will be very high build quality.
> Cheers;
> Thomas Knox
> 
> 
> 
>> From: rbenward at verizon.net
>> To: time-nuts at febo.com
>> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 22:41:11 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Rohde & Schwarz GPSDO
>> 
>> That's why you can run 300meters of RG-58!  This is the "missing"
>> antenna/converter unit.
>> 
>> https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/products/gps-antenna-converter.htm
>> 
>> Here is one, this time with the antenna:
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meinberg-ED170MP-GPS-Satellite-Disciplined-Atomic-Cl
>> ock-10MHz-Oscillator-Antenna-/281560964740?hash=item418e575e84
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Arthur
>>>>> Dent
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 7:46 AM
>>>>> To: time-nuts at febo.com
>>>>> Subject: [time-nuts] Rohde & Schwarz GPSDO
>>>>> 
>>>>> I believe that like a lot of the Meinberg receivers that this uses a
>> down
>>>>> converter to give an IF frequency of
>>>>> 35.4 MHz. If you don't have the converter that apparently isn't included
>> with
>>>>> the receiver you have a $300 paperweight.
>>>>> You might want to check with the seller before bidding.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -Arthur
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